WTO head ‘less optimistic’ for world trade due to Red Sea strikes
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - The World Trade Organization's chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was "less…
2 years ago
Davos
Scholz under growing pressure to OK Leopard tanks for Ukraine
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) by Adam PLOWRIGHT German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced rising pressure Tuesday from his European partners to authorise…
3 years ago
Kissinger says Russia war validates Ukraine’s NATO bid
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) - US elder statesman Henry Kissinger said Tuesday that Russia's invasion shows there is no longer a…
3 years ago
Cost-of-living crisis biggest global risk: Davos study
London, United Kingdom (AFP) The cost-of-living crisis will be the biggest global risk over the next two years, a survey…
3 years ago
Global elites return to Davos under Ukraine storm
by Laurent Thomet © Agence France-Presse Davos, SWITZERLAND (AFP) -- The Davos summit of global political and business elites returns…
4 years ago
China’s Xi warns global confrontation ‘invites catastrophic consequences’
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Monday that confrontation between major powers could have "catastrophic consequences"…
4 years ago
S.Africa president blasts vaccine hoarding at Davos forum
PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lashed "vaccine nationalism," accusing rich countries of bulk-buying coronavirus…
5 years ago
‘What use is wealth if it burns?’ Britain’s Prince Charles sounds climate alarm
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Stuart WILLIAMS Britain's Prince Charles on Wednesday told business leaders at the Davos economic forum that…
6 years ago
Trump tears into environmental ‘doom’ mongers at WEF
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Sebastian SMITH and Alex PIGMAN President Donald Trump tore into environmental "prophets of doom" at the…
6 years ago
Davos financiers pump $1.4 trillion into fossil fuels – Greenpeace
PARIS, France (AFP) - Patrick GALEY Some of the world's biggest banks, insurers and pension funds have collectively invested $1.4…
6 years ago
Climate activists march on Davos
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Hundreds of climate activists, young and old, embarked on a three-day march on Sunday to the make…
6 years ago
Global decision-makers gather in Davos
PARIS, France (AFP) - Stuart WILLIAMS Global decision-makers gather in Davos starting Tuesday for their annual meeting, with challenges facing…
6 years ago
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